HEROES HOTLINE :: April 06, 2012

HEROESCON 2012 GUEST LIST UPDATE! GEORGE PÉREZ! MARV WOLFMAN! MARK BAGLEY! EARL NOREM! JAMAL IGLE! ANDY KUHN! ANDY SMITH! AND LOTS MORE! HEROES DISCUSSION GROUP :: APRIL 28th!

We've been hoping that for our 30th Anniversary show we could assemble some of the folks that were on that very first HeroesCon guest list back in 1982 and today we're happy to announce that two of them, GEORGE P�REZ &�MARV WOLFMAN join already announced�inaugural HeroesCon guests�Pat Broderick and Butch Guice!

Neither one of these guys really needs and introduction but just in case you're new to comics,�these two co-created the New Teen Titans and joined forces again for one of the biggest events in comics history Crisis on Infinite Earths. George�P�rez is also known for long runs on Wonder Woman and his detailed work on Avengers. George has been always been an avid supporter of Shelton and HeroesCon since before that first show in 1982 and we consider him part of our family.�Marv Wolfman also co-created Blade a character that has since been turned into a very�successful�movie franchise and Destiny which was later used by Neil Gaiman in his highly regarded Sandman series. Earl Norem is primarily known for his painted covers for Marvel Comics books and magazines like Savage Sword of Conan,�Silver Surfer, Amazing Spider-Man, Rampaging Hulk. Over his five-decade career Norem also brought his colorful, expressive, and dynamic style to covers for novels, box-design for toys (Masters of the Universe), gaming books, movie posters, baseball programs, and trading cards.

CLAYTON HENRY- Artist:�Uncanny X-men, Incredible Hercules, Archer and Armstrong
ERIC LAYTON - Inker:�Grim Ghost, Ex Machina, New X-Men, Venom
ANDREW PEPOY - Artist:�Fables, The Simpsons, The Adventures of Simone & Ajax
TOMMY SMITH - Artist:�Starship Troopers, The Hunger, Marvel Masterpieces Sketch Cards
MATT WILSON - Colorist:�Wonder Woman, X Men: Season One, Phonogram
MATT WEBB - Colorist:�Flesh and Blood, Next Men, Hawkman, Star Trek
THOM ZAHLER - Creator:�Love and Capes, Deadbeats, Stan Lee NHL Guardian Project

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JAMAL IGLE -�Kiss, Supergirl, World's Finest, Nightwing, Firestorm
ERIK JONES -�Unknown, Elric, Witchblade
AARON KUDER -�Amory Wars, Legion Lost, Key of Z
ANDY KUHN -�Firebreather, TMNT, Marvel Team-up
AMY MEBBERSON -�Muppets, Strawberry Shortcake, Richie Rich, Dorothy of Oz, Monsters Inc.
KHARY RANDOLPH -�Starborn, Charismagic, Spider-Man, Spawn, New Mutants
JAMES SILVANI -�Darkwing Duck, Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers, TMNT, Star Wars, Looney Tunes
RYAN STEGMAN -�Scarlet Spider, Amazing Spider-man, She Hulks, X-23

MATTHEW FLETCHER
DANIEL GOVAR -�Azure
NORMAN LEE -�X-Men, Namor, New Mutants, DCU Online Legends
MIKE LILLY -�Black Terror, Annihilation Conquest: Quasar, Vampirella, Punisher
JACK PURCELL -�Batgirl, Gotham Underground, Green Arrow
SARA RICHARD -�Zombie Bomb, Marvel’s Dangerous Divas Sketchcards
CHRISTOPHER UMINGA -�Living Dead Dolls
SCOTT WEGENER -�Atomic Robo, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
CHARLES PAUL WILSON III -�Stuff of Legend

ROBERT ATKINS -�GI Joe, SnakeEyes, Amazing Spider-man, X-Men Forever
STEVE BIRD -�Robin, Blue Beetle, Outsiders, Detective Comics
RANDY GREEN -�New X-Men, Emma Frost, Witchblade
RICK KETCHAM -�Runaways, Uncanny X-Men, Excalibur, New Mutants
GARY MCKEE -�Warhammer 40K, Legends of the Five Rings
BRIAN SHEARER - Dr. Who, Transformers, GI JOE
JASON WALKER -�Sword and Scorcery, Scarred Lands and Ravenloft
JOHN WYCOUGH -�G.I. Joe, Transformers, Dr. Who, Star Wars, Noble Causes
KELLY YATES -�Amber Atoms, Doctor Who, Tales of Tellos, JLA/JSA Secret File

If you were to ask just about any longtime comic book fans to name the five greatest�comic creators�of all time, it is a fair bet that the name Carl Barks would appear just as often as any of the other comic greats-- if not more.

Even if you've never read any�of his Disney Duck stories, you are certainly familiar with his name and his reputation.

Please plan to join us on Saturday Afternoon April 28th at 1:00pm as we sit down enjoy a beverage or three and examine the Great Duck Man's work with�Donald Duck�Lost in the Andes-- the first volume of Fantagraphics Carl Barks Library Series.

The book contains 4 classic full length adventures (20 pages each), 9 short stories (10 pages each) and 7 single page gag selections. �The edition is annotated with an introduction and Story Notes from a number of Comic critics and Barks historians.

How Barks juggles adventure and comedy in his stories
The character of Donald��Duck-- how do we read him and his ever-changing motivations
Page layout-- how Barks keeps the eye moving down the page and pauses just long enough for a chuckle before pushing the adventure forward.
How these stories work in an all ages format without sacrificing storytelling and characterization.
Are the stories timeless or do they reflect the era in which they were created 1948-49.
And much, much more!

I promise this-- you are in for a real treat.��Donald Duck Lost in the Andes by Carl Barks is available from Heroes Aren't Hard to Find for $24.99. �As always, we are offering the Heroes Discussion Group 10% discount--just remember to mention it to the clerk when you check out.